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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-06-17
EMORY AND HENRY.


ment exercises, Emory and Henry
College celebrated her seu,i.Ccnten.
NAL anniversary last week.
On Sunday morning tho baccalau.
reate sermon was preached by Msh,
op McTeyeire, and on Sunday oven.
ing Rev. Sam. Small delivered the
sermon before the Y. M. G. A.
On Monday there was the usual
contest for the Robertson Prize Med
nj; the award of which was made on
Wednesday to Mr.. w. s. NeiHhbors,
Of Alabama. '''sfi'
Tuesday was Abe day set apart for
the celebration o. = he semi centennial
by the Alumni. The carly morning
saw q large crowd on the campus,
aud shortly after the arrival OF The
special trains east and west, there
were between three and four thou.
sand people assembled under the pa.
yilion. Ex-Presilent Wiley presided
over the exercises.
The address of welcome was deliv,
cred most eloquently by President
Jordan. This was followed by the
historical address by Prof. Longley,
who has been connected with the
collego for A years.
The Alumni poem was beautifully
done by DIR. t. A. s. Adams, who
WINS followed by Hon. John Goodo
with the regular alumni address AT
the close of Mr.. Goode's address,
there WIS bugle call to "boots and
saddles" followed by calls for Fitz.
hugh Leo. Tie Governor who was
on the stand answered to the call,
and WAS verS happy In his remarks.
In the afternoon the alumni and
old students were assembled in tho
chapel to pnrtakc of the alumni lunch,
Between 800 aud 4G0isat down to tas
bio. AT this lunch toasts were re
sponded to by Bishop MoTyeir,
Prof. vawter, Hon.. Jno. A. Buchan.
an, Rev, Sam. Small, Hon. Jno. L.
Buchanan, and Governor Lee.
AT night there was n pyrotechnie
display. During all the. exercises
splond is' furnished by the
Ch1f Ast Bsnd e Taxe.
cieties dl sfr. Edmondson of
Washingtos inty, the youngest
man in the clasS, received the first
honor and delivered the Salutatory.
The second honor man, MFR. Neigh.
bors, delivered tho vuledictory. Tho
address by Hon. ii. II. Ingersoll, of
Tennessee, wns one OF the best ever
delivered on tho grounds.
The CMach Valley Railroad, now
being constrleted by the NoxF6if J
Western RailroS's Company from
Graham Station, Tazewellk County
Virginia, on the New RiyeiSSDiyisIol
ofthc Norfolk & Western Mallroad
to Junction with the Louisville 4
Nashville Railroad In Wise CounSs
Virginia, will open up the finest TIM
bered section ofthe State of Virginia.
Walnut, polar, cherry, hickory, white
oak, chestnut oak and red oak are
abundant along the entire line. Tie
Olinch Valley Extension will pass
through the counties of TazewclI.
Russell and Wise, following the
Blucstone River from Graham station
to its headwatcrs, thence down The
Clinch River to the mouth of Russell
Creek, up Russell Creek, crossing {.
Guest River, thence up Guel
crossing to Powell's Riys
Powclls River to a junctioS 81
louisville extension.
water power Is to be foti s.
entire line. with an al, +
ply of water ct all seal st
year. 8 5
1t is expected that S
of the Clinch Valley g &
be completed withip 4
months, and an opp 4
offered for the est (;
mills, tanneries, SEl
tories, and a field s!
Of logs and lum
a nv of h NJ. eant; ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-06-17
RLAIRA&sWATTS,
ATTORNEYS AT Law,
TAzEwELI C.H.,1 VA

Will practice their profession in nil the
Courts Of Tazewell county. Capt. Blair
will attend all the Courts--both County.
and Circuit. - ~ Jan. Ia. 1877. .;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
Feminine Curiosity.

The San Francisco Chronicle pokes fun
at women in the sick room as follows:
"We are only surprised that more women
are not poisoned. If one sees anything
with label on it and the name Of drug
store, she'll investigate it at whatever
cost. If it is powder she'll wet her fling
or, put little on her tongue, and make a
face whether it's nasty or good; then she'll
give little shudder and wrap it up again.
But the funniest thing of all is that when
a women is sick it will not do to leave
anything like bottle of medicine in
sight, for she'll try it, whatever it may be
intended for. A lady of high position,
who has money enough to start several
drug stores, got up the other morning
with a ranging toothache. She saw a
bottle in her daughters room. 1t simply
stated that it was no be used in case of
pain. She immed1atsly opened the bottle,
soaked piece of cotton wool with the
stuff and very literally anointed her
aching tooth. In brief space of time
developments disclosed the medicine to
be plain ordinary everyday emetic."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
NEWS ALL SORTS.

There is $433, O92 cash in the Iowa state
treasury.
Natural gas has been dis covered at St.
Joseph, Mich.
Mr.. Bloxham has the lead in the ballot
ing for senator from Florida.
The postoffice inspectors during the
month of March made fifty-seven arrests
of persons charged with criminal offenses
under the postal laws.
The number of slaves in Brazil has
been reduced from 100000 in 1873 to
100000, none of whom are under Is or
over 60years of age.
Six persons were seriously injured at
Harper's Ferry while tampering with a
shell which had been undisturbed since
the war.
Electricity as motive power has been
successfully tested on the Washington
avenue road in st. Louis, and Will be
adopted at An early date.
The nephew of high official in the
Russian army has been arrested on sus~
pic1on of having Informed the nihilists
of the movements of the car.
The position of Chief of the rebellion
recoad Office, vacated by the death of Col.
Scott, has been rendered to Lieutenant
Colonel Lazelle by the president and de-
clined
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
PERSONALITIES.

Recorder Trotter, of Washington, is
now out of danger, though his full recov-
cry will be matter of considerable time.
Statements are current to the effect that
Senator Don Cameron is making 100000
a year by real estate operations at the
national capital.
Ex-senator Thurman, of Ohio, says
that he has settled down to enjoy his
books. His ambition is to write letters
to help young men along.
The oil portraits of secretaries of the
treasury, in the department building at
Washington, now extent from Hamilton
to Folger, and the officers in charge are
planning to add Messrs. Gresham and
Manning to the list.
DR.. Warren, of Boston, is beginning to
feel confident of the success of the pro-
jected American institute of Roman His
tory and Archaeology at Rome, toward
founding which an American lady has al
ready given $4,000.
That the American girl is popular
abroad is shown by the feet that eight of
the leading singers of Colonel Mapleson's
company for Italian opera in London are
Emma Nevada, Nine. Hastreiter, Marie
Engel of Chicago, Minnie Hauk, Louisa
Dotti. Lillian Nordica, Teresina Adam
and Vetta, of Philadelphia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
A Story Of Kaiser William.
Baltimore American.

A week ago the German minister gave a
handsome dinner party in honor of the
ninetieth birthday of Kaiser William.
The occasion, of course, was replete with
incidents of the long and eventful career
of this wonderful man. One of the most
interesting anecdotes related by a coun-
tryman of the emperor was in regard to
his early youth, and which seems be be
little known. Since public gambling has
been forbidden by law in Germany, the
yotaries of fortune from all Europe who
used to fill the hotels of Ems, Baden, etc.
have focked to Monaco. The story runs
that Kaiser William, while he was still
crown prince and dashing young officer.
entered the Cursaal at Ems, Wearing an
overcoat which concealed his brilliant
uniform, and, approaching the crowded
table, placed thereon coin of small
value, about ST.. With a contemptuous
gesture the banker tossed the coin upon
the floor, with the remark: "Fol the
croupier." Again the unknown gentle
man threw down a coin and lost, the
banker repeating his action and words,
to the amusement of the other players.
It was then, as now, the custom of the
banks to set aside a certain sum each day,
and put up a notice of the amount, be-
yond which they could not play. It their
losses amounted to this sum the bank must
close.
William glanced at this notice,-2o0,o0 600
francs,-quietly remarking that he would
play for the whole bank. who are your
exclaimed the dealer, with sudden respect.
For reply the future emperor Of Ger
many then opened his coat, displaying
the imperial star upon his breast. The
cards were dealt, the prince won, and the
bank was broken. Taking up the enor-
nous sum, he deliberately dashed it on the
floor, exclaiming: "For the croupier!'
Then turning on his heel, left the apart
ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
Tho Fancier'S Motives.

PeopIe raise and breed chickens from
q variety of motives. There is the sord1d
motive of gain, which divides itself into
all the different channels by which mon
ey can be made by raising fowls on the
one hand and breeding them on the other.
The fowl raiser who regards the hen
simply as an egg-laying machine. not so
easily managed as an incubator, and
costing more besides, seeks the most
prolific layers, cares for them well, forces
their egg-laying IN every way ne knows
and measures their beauty and value by
the number of eggs they will lay. The
raiser of broilers is of his ilk, and SO Is
the fattener of tablefowls and capons.
They work for the shekels, and it is an
honorable and commendable buslne SIS.
We wish there were q great deal more Of
il done. Then there are fowl breeders
who raise fowls of pure breeds, and
whose motive is to sell. They have
sort of enthusiasm for their beautIf al
and varied breeds, bat for one as much
as for another. They go from yard to
ward and point out the line points OF
one, with the same zest that they do that
of others. They breed true to points
and the standard, that they may be sure
to win more or less prizes at the poultry
shows, for the reputation of the estab-
Iishment, and the better sale of their
chickens at fancy prices. Breeders OF
game fowls breed to win. There is moth
ing sordid about their breeding. They
sell nothing; all not fully up to their
standard of excellence are killed aud
eaten, though they might be sold at high
prices. The test is the pit, and on this
and its influences we will not dwell.
Now there is another class of breeders,
truly called "Fanciers," who have an en-
thusiasm for certain breed or group OF
breeds, and these they raise and study,
and try to perfect in every way in their
power. They DO not breed for money
but for love; as an Incidental reward they
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
on so. Always remem Der that, so long

you so. Always remember that, so long
as live, love your
Then he stopped and kissed me, Just
once, softly and reverently, with lips that
qtivered.
There is silence, with only the crackle
of the fire to break it.
"And them" I ask very softly as she
does not speak.
"Then? Nothing. That is all. He
loosed my hands and 1 went back to the
ball room, and laughed and danced until
the grey, morning light came stealing in
to hunt up the wrinkles about nv eyes.
That is all. have never seen him since.
That was the end"
Then, in the silence that falls between
US, we sit quite still, with clasped hands,
and I wonder which, after all, is harder to
bear; my sorrow, which, in its certain
ness has almost content, but which has
left me forever alone; or hers, with it's
uneasy, torturing unrest.
We sit together, thinking, thinking,
while the fire dies, and the grey ashes
shade its lbrightness-like our lives I
fancy; like the grey mist that came over
ovr past, and now shows it's more bright
by contrast.
Our beautiful past? Our care-free girl
hood days, like nothing else that ever
comes!
No matter what life brings to Lenore-
to me-there can be nothing more pre-
cious to US than their memory.
GLOW fair and beautiful they seem!
The deys-ths days gone by"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
Marketing Poultry.

State and Western dressed poultry is
in continued state of dizziness IN New
York markets. As rule the fowls have
been slaughtered without any regard to
thriftiness; to save labor they are soused
in hot water, so that they may be more
easily plucked. The crops of the crea-
lures are full of indigestlble food, and
the intestines never empty. This inter
nal nastiness soaks through, and per-
meates the flesh; then the whole mass, if
frozen hard, is thawed and refrozen and
thawed again, until its Trustworthy end ar
rives. The poultry packers of Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware and Maryland do other
wise and far better. The consignments
of poultry dressed in these states show
care in handling, and command from one
to FIVE cents per pound higher rates than
do those of their neighbors. Occasion
ally, during the winter months, Maryland
dealers forward drawn poultry to the
Eastern states. Boston takes kindly to
this Clearly habit, but as yet New York
is shy of the innovation. This Maryland
poultry is always sweet and well fed, but
the slaughterers have to learn that the
skin of the carcass must not be torn,
the crop must be drawn through the neck,
and the intestines removed by widening
sufficiently the natural vent of the bird;
the legs should be taken off midway in
the shank, and the claws properly clean
ed and allowed to hang. as plant nails
indicate young and healthy bird; the
head should not be removed, and the
throttle must be neatly cleared of blood;
the feathers must be removed dry, and the
inside of the body wiped with dry cloth.
These carcasses should be placed for
twelve hours in chilling room, then
suspended in nice crates and forwarded
in refrigerator cars, when little energy
on the part of commission men would
insure a good trade.-American AgricuI-
tn7-iSt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
A Rose For Thurlow Weeds Grave.
Nau Yorty Times

During his long life Mr.. Thurlow Weed
was an enthusiastic admirer and warm
friend of Henry Clay. Some years since,
and a year or two before his death, he ex-
pressed promise from his friend, Mrs.
Bessie NJ. Orion, that she would after his
death plant a rose from Ashland, the
home of Clay, on his grave. This prom
ise she has, by the kindness of Mrs. 81. G.
Mcdowell, been able to keep, aud the
rose has been sent to Albany, n. Y, where
it will be planted on his grave by his
daughter, Harriet Weed. Long may 1t
grow and flourish over the grave of the
deceased statesman, as fitting emblem of
the lifelong friendship Of the two great
meu.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
A Noble English Elm.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, in May Atlantic

A walk through the grounds of Magda-
len College, Oxford, Eng, under the guild
ance of the president OF that college,
showed us some of the fine trees for
which I was always looking. One of these,
a wych-elm Scotch elm of some books !,
was SO large that 1 inaisted on having it
measured. string was secured and
carefully carried round the trunk, above
the spread of the roots and below that
of the branches, so as to give the smallest
circumference. I was curious to know
how the size of the trunk of this tree
would compare with that of the trunks
of some of our large New England elms.
I have measured good many of these.
About sixteen feet is the measurement of
a large elm like that on Boston Common,
which all middleaged people remember.
From twenty-five to twenty three feet is
the ordinary maximum of the very larg-
est trees. I never found but one exceed
it; that was the great Springfield elm,
which looks as though it might have been
formed by the cOalesceDce from the earli-
est period of growth of two young trees.
When [ measured this, in 1887, IL was
twenty-four feet, eight inches in circum-
ference at FIVE feet from the ground,
growing larger above and below. [ re-
member this tree well, as we measured
the string which was to tell the size of its
English rival. As we came near the end
of the string, felt as I did when L was
looking at the last dash of Ormonde and
The Bard of Epsom-twenty feet and a
long piece of string left; twenty-one
twenty-five, twenty-three. An extra heart
beat or two-twenty -four, twenty-five and
six inches over! The Springfield elm
may have grown foot or more since I
measured it, fifty years ago, but the tree
at Magdalen stands ahead of all my old
measurements. Many of the fine old trees,
this in particular, may have been known
in their younger days to Addison, whose
favorite walk is still pointed out to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
SEARCHING THE SEA FOR GOLD.
The Fiction of the Present Less Strange than
the Truth of the Past

The Fiction of the Present Less Strange than
the Truth of the Past.
Talking about the stories of treasures
sunk at sea, which are now so POPULAR"
said lawyer who has bad large expert
ence with claimants to foreign estates to
New York Mail and Express reporter,
Il have on file some facts which largely
support the old adage that truth is
stranger than fiction. One of the most
famous cases of this sort occurred as long
ago as 1899, aud the salvage operations
have continued to almos. the present day.
Elghty-elght years ago the ship Lutine
sailed from Yarmouth roads, England, on
october ., for Texel, laden with twenty
two guns, number of passengers, and
4l4O,0Oo OF specie. She struck on the
outer bank of Fly island passage in
violent gale at mig 1T, going to pieces and
carrying down with her all on board eI-
cept two. The treasure had been con-
signed to Hamburg by certain mercantile
firms, and the spot where she went down
being within the territory of Holland
salvage operations were at once begun.
the Dutch government making a condi-
ton that two-thirds of the specie found
should GO to it and the remainder TO the
finders. After eighteen months SOC, 0OG
we're recovered, besides some silver, after
which the work was abandoned. In 1914
it was resumed, and kept up for several
years, the result being the recovery OF
few paltry pieces of silver. In 1922 a
company was formed for the purpose of
making further search for the missing
money, the Dutch government advancing
the company a sum of money on condi-
ton that it should have half of the find
Several thousand pounds were spent in
the work, but nothing was recovered. BY
this time the wreck had become deeply
imbedded Ia the sand and was extremely
difficult to reach by the divers. In 1887
search was again begun by other specula-
tors. After several years of persistent
effort over e25,000 were recovered. In
1871 a special act of parliament was
passed authorizing the Lloyds to continue
this work and these contracts With the
Dutch government. But have not heard
that anything more has been recovered.
Possibly In years to come q violent storm
may shift the bed of sand now covering
tho old wreck and afford better facilities
for the divers.
"A parallel case was that of the Thetis,
a British frie ate, which was wrecked on
the coast of Brazil in 1880 with $4,000
of bullion on board. The hull went to
pieces, leaving the specie in five or six
fathoms of water. For eighteen months
the admiral at the Brazil station and the
captains and crews of four sloops- of-war
were engaged hunting for the treasure.
So great was the danger that four lives
were lost. 1t is known that a good part
of the treasure was recovered from the
facts that from the disputes and Iitiga-
ton resulting from the find the court of
admiralty awarded e17, 600 and the privy
council $4,000, with e25,S0O for ex-
penses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
Something New About Eggs.

''If 1 owned all the hens in this coun-
try" said the marketman, as he counted
out dozen eggs and put them in q Gus
TONER'S basket, "and had a place to pas
ture them l would ask just ten years III
business and I'd be the the boss million
aire''
"How's that?"
"How's that? Maybe you don't know,
young man, that over 100000 cackles
each day, announcing the birth of the
same number of eggs, kept the farmer
boys busy last year gathering, in the eff
forts of 36,0OO,0O0 hens? But then did.
Well those efforts for 365 days resulted
in 9,6OO,0O6, 900 separate and distinct eggs
or 800 100000 dozen, as near as can cal
culate. Now, it just took 750,00O,000 dog
en- of those eggs to supply the demand
for Tom and ferries buildings, hard and
soft boiled eggs, egg-nog and ham and
eggs at that. I figure that thirty cents
dozen, for 1883, was about the average
price. Thirty cents dozen for 10000
900 dozen climbs up to the comfortable
little purse of 1925 100000. There's
nothing mean about me, and if had the
handling of those offerings of the ma
TONS hens I'd be satisfied with a profit
of two cents on dozen.
Ld6t year IuuSU nave UScu d ROOO Uut
for people visiting in the country, for
folks boiled, fricasseed and roasted some
thing like 6O0,00O,000 chickens, young
and old. That used up the little balance
of 100000 dozen eggs. That 5O,0OO,0OO
dozen were turned into chickens that
gobbled up $30O,OOO,00O of the hard-earn-
ed coin of this realm, ciphering the
thing down close, at fifty cents q chicken.
don't deal in poultry, but from the
size of the diamond pins of the ones that
do, don't hesitate a minute to say that
there can't be less than five cents profit
on every chicken they sell. Last year
New York took 25,OCO,O0O dozen of eggs
to satisfy her, and she paid 100000 to
get them. Now, New York state only
keeps hens enough to lay about 100000
dozen, and SO, of course, we have to go
knocking around all over the country and
part of Canade to keep up with the cry
for eggs. 1t would take all the eggs that
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts, hens are responsible for,
to supply this city with all the eggs it
wants. The 25,OO0,OO0 eggs used here
last year, if laid in single line, one after
another, without a hairs space between
them, would reach from Boston to San
Francisco. I tell you, there's big thing
waiting for some one who can get cor
ner on eggs.-Ne,o York Mail and Ec
press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
Strange if True.
Philadelphia Times

good strue story now current IN New
York tells how young assistant minister
of Fifth avenue church has made his
way rapidly into great social favor. He
did it by making the influential ladies of
his congregation believe that they were
responsible for the best points In his ser
mons. In making pastoral call, and
when the conversation turned on religious
topics, he would pick out some utterance
of his hostess, declare it admirable, and
promise to use it on the ensuing Sunday.
On that occasion she would proudly hear
him introduce an embellished form of the
conceit with such an introductiyn as
"One of the brightest minds / know" or
"FrOm beautiful source comes the
idea" Could she thereafter fail to pet
him? He is the lion of hundred parlOrs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR
BOSTON COURIER .

I'm her natty flannel suit, beautiful with scarlet
Training.
The fair and gentle maiden at the beach goes in
aswimming.
There's strong interest felt in yachting; people
speak or sheets and tacks
And in bay windows nightly there are lots OF lit
tie smacks.
With their faces frecklespotted from exposure
and sua burning
The school-ma ms from vacation back to duty are
returning.
The student who's been Singing hash for cash
to purchase knowledge,
Has folded up his napkins and !. is going back to
college.
The urchin who for several weeks has passed his
time In clover
Is mourning DER the knowledge that vacation 8
almost over.